OneMoreFarang

I wonder if he met any Americans at those cultural sites...

Sure...

I think all the small Dukes from 2017 on have throttle by wire. Without that "smart-stuff" riding will be difficult...

I thought it's more like a herd of buffaloes. ????????????

I still feel like holiday in Thailand. Or in other words: I never was on holiday since I live in Thailand.

This is the place to get all the info you want about those bikes. Before you buy it or after. https://www.ktmduke390forum.com/

No, it won't. And you can't even shortcut it. I never had that problem, but it was discussed in the 390 forum.

And many of them are in high places

You could have written: Yes, there are millions of Q nutcases who also support the constant lies of the traitor. But no, for you it's only important that those are not the only nutcases in the USA. Good luck with your democracy, the best money can buy, over there.

And then the USA want to lecture the rest of the world. What a sad country.

And then Bush invaded Afghanistan, and then, 20 years later, they left again, and the Taliban is in charge again. from Wikipedia: "2,996 people died in the September 11, 2001 attacks" "During the War in Afghanistan, according to the Costs of War Project the war killed 176,000 people in Afghanistan" RIP

But remove the side stand sensor and it won't run anymore. ????

They have lots of laws. And often they are not enforced, and people get used to not enforced laws. Until that moment when someone decides to enforce a law or two - and maybe only especially for you. I.e. maybe a police officer owns a villa next to you and he has the same business concept in mind. Good luck in such a situation...

I bought a Duke 390 about 5 years ago. I only use it in Bangkok, mostly Sukhumvit, and I am really happy with that bike. It's basically a 125cc frame with a 390cc engine. Nimble and lots of power - for sure enough for inner city traffic. The dealer situation is definitely not so good. I bought it when Burn Rubber was the dealer/importer. Then they stopped. I wrote a mail to KTM Austria asking where I should service my bike and they gave me an address in Bangkok. Yes, they did the service, but I wasn't impressed with their abilities. Then later the new dealer/importer opened in Ladprao. Again, I was not impressed with their service. And then later I discovered that there is a relatively big shop in Phetchaburi Road. My bike had never any issue except from an empty battery. I don't know how good the part supply is. As far as I know the 390 is built in India and I guess many parts come from India. I think the bigger bikes are made in Austria, and probably parts from there. Parts supply for one kind of KTM bike is likely different than the other kind of bike. Made in India or Austria. I expected European service quality. Oh no! I.e. they asked me which engine oil they should use. I told them: Look into the manual! And then they told me many customers think the synthetic oil is expensive and that is why they ask (and often use cheap oil). When I had an empty battery (I didn't know that it was an empty battery) it was maybe 1000km before a service was due. They asked me if they should do the full service. I said yes, go ahead. When I picked up the bike, I noticed that the chain was not cleaned or oiled, and I asked them about that. Shouldn't that be part of the service? According to them: No, not really, should we do that? YES! And about working on the bike ourselves: Are you an electronic specialist? If not, then forget about doing much on the bike. The 390 is throttle by wire and many other sensors, ECUs, etc. I.e. the main light does not have inputs for low beam and high beam. It has power input and CAN-Bus input (computer signal)... If the bike breaks down somewhere on the road, then likely no tools will help at all, because it's all electronic. One infamous example is the side stand. There is a sensor if that side stand is up, and if not, then the bike can be started but the engine will stop if a gear is selected. If that sensor fails or the connection is bad, then better find a KTM dealer nearby. Having said all that, I am still happy with my little Duke, and I don't think about exchanging it with anything else. Also, my experience with other brands in Thailand is limited. I.e. does Honda or Yamaha have a good, fast and reliable service and spart part supply? I don't know. If you have more questions, especially about the Duke 390, ask!

I think one question is enough: What could possibly go wrong? There are probably pages of possible answers to that question. Do you really want to do that against all odds? Next thing: Invest in a bar...

Probably that is true. And probably it is also true for other (Thai) politicians from the last decades. That doesn't make this situation any better. But accusing politician A and ignoring that B also did it is also not exactly fair.

Then they have something to blame. "I would never have done that. The pot is to blame."

If it would be a cute girl, then that would be obviously alright. But an unwashed young man with long hair? Deport him! ????

I also enjoy(ed) the money when I didn't work too hard for it. ????

On second thought, maybe I would buy a bar in Nana, look for the best girls in all the other bars and pay them double to dance in my place. Then maybe new uniforms every day or something like the Thai version of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. I am sure something would come to my mind. ????

Too late.

Sometimes the accessories are more important than the size.

Over the years I met many US millionaires, and I am sure some of them had 10th of millions and houses, cars, maybe boats, etc. Not one of them gave me the impression that he was somehow happier than other people who I know. I.e. one guy had a couple of luxury cars. He just sold the Hummer and bought a Ferrari, after buying and selling lots of other cars over the years. And then? I guess he used the Ferrari a couple of times until he was bored again and then he bought again another car. Was he super happy? At least I didn't get that impression.

It depends on the level of money. I saw an interview with a guy in the USA not long ago. According to him if you have per person about 50,000 USD per year that is the point where more money doesn't necessary make life much better. But if you change from i.e. 20k per year to 30k that makes an substantial difference. I don't know where that level is in Thailand. But if a worker in Thailand makes 15k instead of 10k per month that certainly will make a difference. From 100k to 120k is probably a much smaller difference.

I think it's best to change little, and slowly over time. I.e. move to a new big villa on the beach with a new girl is, IMHO, a bad idea. I think it's good to keep the same lifestyle and improve it here and there a little. And maybe later a little more. The idea is to stay sane and don't go crazy.